BirdUp · Species
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavoLinnaeus, 1758
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- Order
- GALLIFORMES
- Family
- Phasianidae
- Genus
- Meleagris
At a glance
The Wild Turkey is a very large bird, about 90–125 cm long, listed as Least Concern. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 90–125 cm
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
- Origin
- Introduced
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Very common
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Wild Turkey look like?
The Wild Turkey is a very large bird, about 90–125 cm long and weighing 2200–11200 g.
The wild turkey is an upland game bird native to North America, one of two extant species of turkey and the heaviest member of the order Galliformes. It is the ancestor to the domestic turkey, which was originally derived from a southern Mexican subspecies of wild turkey.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Wild Turkey?
The Wild Turkey is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Wild Turkey eat?
The Wild Turkey feeds on seeds and foliage/herbs, usually foraging in flocks.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
6 photos
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